Principal, Software Engineer, Front End

Immigration Sponsorship is not available in this role.

The Walmart Emerging‑Tech group is a group charted to drive the creation of the next generation retail and shopping experiences for both online and in‑store. The group leads Walmart’s efforts in the areas of Emerging Content, XR, Conversational AI, Voice Assistants, and more. As the Emerging Content team, we are building completely new capabilities to allow our customers to discover and interact with products online.

In addition to the end‑user experiences the group also builds platform APIs and tools to enable other teams to leverage next‑generation content.

• Guide and mentor a team of engineers, conducting code reviews and leading design discussions to ensure engineering best practices.
• Act as a technical authority, providing direction and expertise to the team.
• Drive the adoption of coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices.
• Lead the creation and maintenance of our technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements.
• Architect complex software systems, ensuring performance, security, and scalability needs are met.
• Consistently produce high‑quality software with a focus on unit testing, functional testing, regular code reviews, and continuous integration.
• Uphold high standards in quality and operational excellence.
• Develop comprehensive technical documentation and presentations to clearly communicate architectural decisions and design options.
• Ensure documentation aligns with project scopes, milestones, and deliverables.
• Promote and enforce technical standards across the organization to achieve concrete outcomes and drive engineering excellence.
• Foster a culture of learning and innovation through hands‑on technical guidance and mentorship.
• Lead the discovery phase of major projects, ensuring the design aligns with business goals and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define project scopes and milestones.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, and Dev Ops teams.
• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Stay at the forefront of technological advancements, conducting research to identify emerging tools and methodologies.

• Ideally 12+ years of experience in software development, focusing on building Frontend Websites/Sharable Widgets.
• Expertise in Java script/Type Script, frameworks such as React, Vue, Angular, and working with React Router and Redux.
• Proficiency in API integration and development, Node.js, GQL.
• Advanced knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
• Excellent technical debugging and production support skills.
• Familiarity with public cloud technologies such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
• Extensive experience in the design, development, and delivery of software products with a large user base.
• Excellent decision‑making skills with the ability to balance conflicting interests in a complex and fast‑paced environment.
• Knowledge of risk analysis methodologies – Cost Analysis, Business objectives, Classification of requirements, Domain Knowledge, User stories concepts, Functional/Non‑Functional Requirements.
• Understanding of coding standards and guidelines; coding languages (e.g., Type Script, JavaScript); frameworks (e.g., React, Selenium); platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure);
  Quality, Safety and Security standards; emerging tools and technologies; telemetry; CI/CD; code management tools; SDLC; secure SDLC frameworks and tools.

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for performance. Other perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and more. Health benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase, company‑paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.

Other benefits include short‑term and long‑term…